Description: Llewellyn's Complete Book of Astrology by Kris Brandt Riske Professional astrologer Riske introduces the many mysterious parts that make up the horoscope, devoting special attention to three popular areas of interest: relationships, career, and money. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The easiest way to learn astrology is to start with yourself. Your astrological birth chart is a powerful tool for gaining a deeper understanding of your unique gifts, talents, challenges, and lifes purpose. As you begin to decipher the wealth of information in your own birth chart, youll experience astrology in a personally meaningful way—which makes it easier to understand and remember. Once you learn the basics of astrology, youll be able to read the birth charts of yourself and others. This friendly guidebook is the most complete introduction to astrology available. Popular astrologer Kris Brandt Riske presents the essentials of astrology in a clear, step-by-step way, paying special attention to three areas of popular interest: relationships, career, and money. She explains the meaning of the planets, zodiac signs, houses, and aspects, and how to interpret their significance in your chart. Over 30 illustrations, including the birth charts of several famous people—Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, and Tiger Woods, to name just a few—add a helpful visual dimension to your learning experience. Practical and positive, Llewellyns Complete Book of Astrology offers techniques for using astrology to identify the qualities you seek in an ideal mate, realize your career and financial potential, calculate your luck, and discover your inner strength. Author Biography Kris Brandt Riske, M.A. (Arizona) is the executive director and a professional member of the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA), the oldest US astrological organization, founded in 1938. She is also a member of the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR). She has a masters degree in journalism and a certificate of achievement in weather forecasting from Penn State. Kris has been a speaker at various astrological conferences and has written for several astrological publications. She currently writes the annual weather forecast for Llewellyns Moon Sign Book and is the author of Llewellyns Complete Book of Astrology and Llewellyns Complete Book of Predictive Astrology. In addition to astrometeorology, she specializes in predictive astrology. Kris is an avid NASCAR fan and enjoys gardening and reading. Table of Contents Table of Contents Charts and Figures / xv Birth Charts / xvii Introduction / 1 Chapter One: The Basics of Astrology / 5 Chapter Two: The Signs / 27 Chapter Three: The Planets / 93 Chapter Four: The Houses / 141 Chapter Five: The Aspects / 217 Chapter Six: Astrology in Action / 279 Appendix I: Chiron, Asteroids, Fixed Stars, Moons Nodes, Vertex, Part of Fortune / 297 Appendix II: The Branches of Astrology / 301 Appendix III: Astrological Organizations and Websites / 305 Suggested Reading / 307 Glossary / 313 Review "Perfect for the beginner or someone that wants to know how to interpret their own birth chart. It explains all the basics of Astrology in simple, easy-to-follow steps."—Prediction Magazine "A fun, concise guide for anyone with an interest in astrology."—newWitch "If you want to teach a class, or just learn astrology on your own, this book will make a comprehensive, clearly written companion."—Dell Horoscope "Overall, an excellent book, and the best new introduction to astrology in many years."—AstroAmerica.com "Kris does this all with such style and grace that, even though it is a textbook, it is a pleasure to read."—Maya del Mars Daykeeper Journal Long Description Kris Brandt Riske introduces each part of the horoscope, devoting special attention to relationships, career, and money. This comprehensive book explores the twelve zodiac signs, ten planets, twelve houses, and aspects, and teaches how to synthesize this information. Learn to read birth charts of yourself and others, determine compatibility between two people, track your earning potential, analyze your career path, and more! Review Text "Perfect for the beginner or someone that wants to know how to interpret their own birth chart. It explains all the basics of Astrology in simple, easy-to-follow steps."--Prediction Magazine "A fun, concise guide for anyone with an interest in astrology."--newWitch "If you want to teach a class, or just learn astrology on your own, this book will make a comprehensive, clearly written companion."--Dell Horoscope "Overall, an excellent book, and the best new introduction to astrology in many years."--AstroAmerica.com "Kris does this all with such style and grace that, even though it is a textbook, it is a pleasure to read."--Maya del Mars Daykeeper Journal Review Quote "Perfect for the beginner or someone that wants to know how to interpret their own birth chart. It explains all the basics of Astrology in simple, easy-to-follow steps."--Prediction Magazine "A fun, concise guide for anyone with an interest in astrology."--newWitch "If you want to teach a class, or just learn astrology on your own, this book will make a comprehensive, clearly written companion."--Dell Horoscope "Overall, an excellent book, and the best new introduction to astrology in many years."--AstroAmerica.com "Kris does this all with such style and grace that, even though it is a textbook, it is a pleasure to read."--Maya del Mars Daykeeper Journal Excerpt from Book Youve probably read your horoscope online, in newspapers or magazines, or in publications that focus on the year ahead. These forecasts are based on your Sun sign, which is easily determined by your birth month and day. You might even know some of the characteristics associated with your Sun sign and those of family and friends. Sun sign descriptions are amazingly accurate, even though theres no rational explanation why astrology should work. After all, the Sun, Moon, and planets are millions of miles away from Earth. How can a body in outer space realistically affect a person on Earth? A Sun sign is just a Sun sign. Its important, yes, because its the essence of you. Its your ego at work. But from an astrological viewpoint, theres so much more that defines you-your character, talents, strengths, and challenges. The ancient Babylonians were as perplexed by this astrological phenomenon as we are today. In the four thousand or so years since they invented astrology, no one has discovered an explanation for why it works. But work it does. Around the sixteenth century BC, the Babylonians began to observe that events on Earth could be correlated to celestial phenomena. Their brand of astrology is what is today called mundane astrology , or the astrology of countries, wars, coups, economic conditions, and weather, to name a few. It eventually evolved into what is now known as electional astrology , the branch in which the planetary positions are used to select a favorable time to launch an event, such as a wedding, business opening, meeting, or job application. Babylonian astrologers used the 360 Details ISBN0738710717 Author Kris Brandt Riske Language English ISBN-10 0738710717 ISBN-13 9780738710716 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 133.5 Year 2007 Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S. Place of Publication Minnesota Country of Publication United States Short Title LLEWELLYNS COMP BK OF ASTROLO DOI 10.1604/9780738710716 Series Number 1 AU Release Date 2007-09-08 NZ Release Date 2007-09-08 US Release Date 2007-09-08 UK Release Date 2007-09-08 Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S. Publication Date 2007-09-08 Illustrations Illustrations Audience General Pages 336 Series Llewellyns Complete Book Series Subtitle The Easy Way to Learn Astrology We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126823086;
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Book Title: Llewellyn's Complete Book of Astrology: a Beginner's Guide
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Author: Kris Brandt Riske
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Language: English
Topic: Astrology
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Publication Year: 2007
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